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appointed by the commissioners of Fairmount Park. The collection 

 occupies 10,000 square feet of floor space for exhibition, and 2000 

 for offices, etc., in Memorial Hall. The library consists of 300 vol- 

 umes on art intended for the use of both staff and public. The gal- 

 lery is open free to the public daily from 9.30 to 5, and the average 

 attendance is 350,000 a year. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA. Zoological Gar- 

 dens. (Fairmount Park.) 



Staff. Secretary and general manager, Arthur Erwin Brown; 

 Superintendent, Robert D. Carson; Pathologist, Herbert Fox. 



Collections. -Amphibians, 75; Reptiles, 1012; Birds, 952; Mam- 

 mals, 48 7. 



Financial Support. City appropriation through the commission- 

 ers of Fairmount Park, $25,000; Membership dues, $885; Admission 

 receipts, $25,506; Rents, $250; Interest, $1680; Sale of animals, $210; 

 Sale of guides, $465; Goat and donkey rides, $1190; Sundry receipts, 

 $1610. 



Buildings and Grounds. These cover an area of 35 acres. 



Administration. By a general manager, responsible to the board 

 of directors of the society. 



Scope. Exhibition of living animals. Autopsies are made on all 

 animals which die in the collections. 



Publications. An annual report. 



Attendance. Open daily from 9 until sunset. Admission, 25 

 cents, children 10 cents, except on Saturdays and holidays when the 

 fee is 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children. The attendance for 

 1908-9 was 174,830. 



PITTSBURGH: 



CARNEGIE INSTITUTE. Department of Fine Arts. 



Staff. Director, John W. Beatty; Secretary to the director, 

 Carolyn S.Lapsley; Acting assistant to the director, J.Arthur Garber; 

 Curators, Will J. Hyett (paintings, prints, etc.) , A. Zeller (architec- 

 ture, sculpture, and bronzes). 



Art. Sculpture, 69; Oil paintings, 84; Architecture, no; Original 

 drawings, 139; Japanese prints, 37; Bronzes, 356. The art department 

 is rich in the works of modern painters, especially in landscapes. 



Historical Sketch. Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896. 



Financial Support. An annual income of $60,000 provided by 

 Mr. Carnegie. 



